Definition of "esclandre" in английский

noun

1. An incident that occasions much disapproving talk; scandalous conduct; a scene.

   • Castlereagh and Emily took Frederick under their care and tried to provide a steady influence for the boy. AfterEton he had initially attended Oxford, where—according to Walter Scott—"there was some esclandre or other which forced him to move to Edinburgh University […]

2. (archaic) Infamy.